The biggest shake-up of the day came in the form of a fairly complex three-team trade that saw the Lizards add all-star LSM Kyle Hartzell by trading their first and fourth round picks in the supplemental draft (picks that turned out to be Cam Holding and TC DiBartolo) to the Chesapeake Bayhawks. The Bayhawks in turn sent MLLsophomore Kevin Cooper and all-star draw man Matt Dolente to the Machine. This is a trade that works for every party: The Bayhawks sent players that were made to be (or seem) superfluous to their needs in Cooper and Dolente. In exchange, they get Holding and DiBartolo — the former being highly rated by GMs and coaches in the lead up to the draft (or so I am told) and the latter being an established MLL backup for Kip Turner. The Lizards get the defensive help they sorely needed — or offensive transition help they sorely needed — whichever. I called it a big-boy trade when it happened Wednesday and I’ll stick with that analysis: Every party in that trade gets a B — provided that all of those players make opening day rosters.

The Lizards also moved former all-star and 2012 Rookie of the Year Matt Gibson to Denver in exchange for hard working midfielder Justin Turri. Hmm. Doesn’t seem that fair when you look at the accolades for Gibson, but the last thing the Lizards need at attack is a logjam and Gibson was going to be a giant birch tree in the attack pile. Turri is underrated by most, but properly rated by me as a successful hustle player — and I loves me some hustle. Trade grade: Lizards: C+, Denver: B Now, on to the acquisitions. Shall we grade on a curve? What does that even mean? That I can be more effusive than usual? It does? Good. Effuse, Warp nine. Engage.

The rich get richer. After acquiring Brendan Mundorf, Peet Poillon and Joe Walters this off-season, the offense-heavy Champions added a metaphoric ton of hustle to their midfield and defensive ranks.

Holding is a surprise pick if only because he is primarily known for his NLL exploits (and because, I admit ?I have no idea who he is and neither do you) But Rubisch is a great snag for the aging defensive core and former Boston midfielders Hayes and Morrissey will bring their jackhammering d-mid skills to practice against the best midfield group in MLL. Another trio of midfielders with MLL experience (Justin Smith, Will Harrington and Jovan Miller) will also look to make an impact during tryouts and make the opening day roster.

Jordan McBride is an interesting addition to the attack line as well; in 2012 McBride put up 38 points (29G, 9A) playing with Mundorf in Denver. Is this…is this even fair what the Bayhawks are doing here? All these lopsided trades, all these stellar players that are, have been or will be Bayhawks — doesn’t it seem really imbalanced? Does everyone want to be a Bayhawk? Yes, Yes and Yes.

There is a lot to like here. Jake Smith has a shot to contribute on this team and so does Mike Gabel after the Hounds' only protected goaltender Adam Ghitelman prior to the draft. Goodbye sweet prince of powerful split stops, Mark Manos. Pierce Bassett was bound to get a shot somewhere, but a pre-season camp of Ghitelman and Gabel doesn’t look hopeful. Davis Butts and Dave Emala were on a few teams’ shortlists, but Charlotte doesn’t let too many Dukies or Tar Heels outside of the state. Biscardi has a Cannon, but he never fired it very successfully in Ohio. I feel like a team that went to the MLL finals doesn’t need to do a ton of stuff to stay relevant, but they were still the fourth seed and the champions certainly didn’t stand pat. This is a team that only wants to add a few pieces — for whatever reason — and I don’t think they saw those pieces in this draft.

Grade: C-

Denver: 14-1, MLL Playoffs

How many times has Ken Clausen been selected in this draft only to shred his knee into the plasticky cheese they put on top of taco bell tacos? Two? Three? I don’t mean to make light, I feel awful for the guy, but how many times can you sustain a serious knee injury and come back to play the highest level of your sport? I hope Clausen proves me wrong — by all accounts he is a fantastic human being — but I do question his selection because that is my job. MJ Kiekebelt and Roger Ferguson, now those are picks I can get behind. Kiekebelt slipped really far in this draft, especially since he expressed serious interest in playing in MLL again on twitter, after his successful season in Hamilton last year. He could be the prize buck in this hunt for contributors. Rogowski is also sneaky to the point of being arrested for burglary good; though I am biased as I watched him play several times up in New England for Merrimack College. Landon Carr is a pure athlete and if he is able to commit to the league this year I believe he can be the next Drew Snider for the Outlaws.

Grade: B

Hamilton er, Florida: 9-6 MLL Playoffs

So, I can’t seem to figure out this franchise. They make all these great picks to fill what will be their NLL-depleted opening day roster and they don’t even contribute to what would become the Hunger Games of supplemental drafts. Yo, District 7 – get off the ground and take a trident to the heart without making a sound – this column is PG-13. There was a lot of buzz around Eisenreich this time last year, so it’s not that surprising to see him go this high, but he has just 4 points in his career of four MLL games. The rest of this list looks like my supplemental draft preview, though so that’s pretty encouraging. Woodson was ear-marked for this team due to his current residence in the state of Florida and Ventiquattro has a strong connection with Casey Powell. My admiration of Kaleikau is well-documented, despite a weird turkey metaphor I had left over from a Thanksgiving column that I never wrote in the preview, and I hope he gets a shot with the Launch…must…not…make…Launch…joke…I also enjoy both Zach Palmer and Scott Kahoe’s respective games, but the pick-up of Chris Mattes is bigger than it looks. While Mattes does not have encouraging MLL stats, he will be a nice change of pace from Poppleton at the X.

Rochester: 6-8, In Limbo

Who is running this team? I have been told by multiple sources that the only people “on staff” are the coaches.

I don’t care who this team picked. They gave away their two best assets in Ned Crotty and Matt Striebel for less than a pittance. They have no stadium to play in. They have no ownership. They have no marketing. They have no presence on any social media platform. This is a team on life support and I feel horrible for the players, the coaches and the fans. Your season is about to play out like a horror movie unless you get some help and I am afraid that help is nowhere to be seen. Good luck and god bless the Rochester Rattlers.

Grade: F (But…it’s not their fault.)

Boston: 5-9 Under Imperialist rule (Ginger Emperor)

Not a ton of action for the Cannons. Boston is a team in dire need of new blood, but I do not see a lot of lineup-crackers here. Rice could be a great get if there is any room for him to play on the attack. He plays a lot like Matt Poskay.

I actually like the Kaminski pick-up a lot; he’s enormous and has an intimidating rip from the top of the box. I mentioned Celentani in my preview as a strong target, so I’ll stand behind that. I had a sneaky suspicion that he was going to Boston all along; hopefully they give him a legit shot to be that crease enforcer in training camp. Boston needs to revamp their team — sorry to say that they didn’t revamp anything in this draft.

Grade: C-

New York: 4-10, More desperate for chemistry than Walter White.

Hard to talk about New York on just their picks alone because of the deals they made prior to the draft, but Buckley is a great get. The Cannons were VERY excited at last year’s collegiate draft after they landed the former Army D pole, but ultimately I think he was a tough fit in Boston. The Lizards — who are bereft of a notable one-on-one stopper, are a perfect fit. Offit is an interesting pick, another in a long line of successful Duke attackman-turned-midfielders; he’s got the pedigree, but where does he slot into the Lizards’ current lineup? Guadagnolo is a great third defenseman in this league — an unnoticed but vital cog in any defense — he’s a great off-ball defender. Moyer hasn’t played in the league for some time, but when he did he was impactful. Unfortunately the last time he suited up was 2008. Chris Passavia, once the fearless leader of a very violent Boston Cannons defense, hasn’t played a meaningful game for over a year and somehow missed out on the Cannons title run in 2011 to boot. The positives outweigh the negatives for most of this group, but in the end the trade for Hartzell and Buckley were the best moves of the day.

Grade: A-

Ohio: 2-12. Sad, but hopeful.

I probably should have seen the McGlone pick coming, but I didn’t. Sorry, guys. I found out about that too late to put it into my preview. I feel horrible. But then again, nobody else knew wrote about it either, so there’s face to be saved. McGlone is that guy that plays pick-up basketball that doesn’t look that fast or that big, but has an absolutely unblockable fall-away jumper that he drains every single time. The fall-away jumper in McGlone’s case is a full-steam sweep into a powerful over hand high-low shot that is basically unsaveable by any goalie. I like Max Van Bourgondien a lot, despite having it take seven seconds to properly type his name. Feeney and Schroeder aren’t the answers to anyone’s questions in net, but with guys like Austin Kaut and Niko Amato in this year’s collegiate draft they don’t have to be. Cody Solaja is already on the my all-name team, and I hope he makes the squad so I can post Kellen Winslow’s greatest moment over and over and say “I’m a Solaja!” Ohio has a lot of work to do before next season, but with the move for Peyser prior to the supplemental draft and the addition of an automatic midfield goalscorer in McGlone they are much better off than their 2-12 record would suggest heading into 2014.